How To Buy Games On A Tight Budget In 2019
Video games are expensive compared to other hobbies—but they don’t have to be! Here’s how to game on a budget.
How Metro: Last Light Flipped The Script On Players
Metro: Last Light is relentlessly linear, right up until it isn’t. It gives you a trusty ally to follow, right up until…
The Three Essential Ingredients Of A Great Video Game Demo
It may be a rare sight today, but a demo is one of the best things an upcoming game can do for its audience. Of course,…
The Best Video Game Handguns
If you’ve played video games, you’ve encountered a handgun. In the right game, a handgun can be an object of menace or…
Lesser-Known Moments From World War II That Should Be In Video Games
Call of Duty has returned to World War II. It wasn’t so long ago that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare saved us from…
What Made Dishonored 2's Time Travel Level So Good
Last fall, Dishonored 2 ripped me right out of my gaming funk. I tore through the game in two days, scouring every…
Dead Space 2 Proves That Linear Games Can Be Amazing
I need a break from open-world games. While I’ve had a blast with Breath of the Wild, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and Ghost…
To Really Appreciate Red Dead Redemption, Listen To It Closely
I don’t think people say that Mass Effect “feels like sci-fi,” or The Witcher “feels like fantasy.” But people do say…
The Timer Makes Dead Rising 2's Zombies A Threat
Games have a zombie problem. They can be your basic slow shamblers or your fast berserkers, but whatever variation…
What Made Age Of Empires Great
Age of Empires is finally back. After twelve long years, Microsoft has finally decided to resurrect one of gaming’s…
The Best Start To An Assassin's Creed Game
If I have one guilty pleasure series, it’s Assassin’s Creed. Normally, I’m not one to get excited about yearly…
Dishonored's Party Level Rewrote The Rules Of Stealth Games
The mission seems to be going well enough; it’s been tough, but you’ve persevered, making your way through some tense…
Actually, Bulletstorm Is An Excellent Shooter
Bulletstorm was one of the best games of the last generation, tragically ignored because of an awful marketing…
The Level That Shows Why Halo: Reach Is Awesome
You drop right into a firefight, plasma crackling as it flies past your head. You push forward, blasting away at a pack…
Saints Row 2 Was So Good
Saints Row 2 is the greatest sandbox game of all time. Grand Theft Auto 5 has a bigger budget, Saints Row IV gives you…
What Made 2016's Doom Great
Innovation is like a game of telephone. Someone creates a message, but as it spreads, it loses its meaning. Lessons…
The Remarkable Achievements Of A Game Called F.E.A.R.
Eleven years after its release, the first-person shooter F.E.A.R. still feels ahead of its time. It is one of the…
I Keep Going Back To The First Forza Horizon
Do you have a game you regularly return to, just because you like how it feels? For me, that game is Forza Horizon.
Rage Was Actually Pretty Damn Good
I’ve been thinking a lot about Rage lately. Last week, I dove back in. Minutes became hours, and I soon realized I was…
It's Been Real
Well, folks, it’s been awesome. Got one last Deltron track for you, which, surprisingly, comes from Battleborn, and I’m…